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Qantas samarensis

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Benthosuchidae

Taxonomy
Qantas samarensis was named by Novikov (2012). It is not extant. Its type specimen is PIN 4419/1, a partial skull. Its type locality is Kamennyi Dol gully (upper), which is in an Olenekian terrestrial sandstone/conglomerate in the Kamennyi Yar Formation of the Russian Federation. It is the type species of Qantas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Qantas samarensis Novikov

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
RankNameAuthor
orderTemnospondyli()
Eutemnospondyli
Rhachitomi()
Eryopiformes
Stereospondylomorpha
Stereospondyli()
Superstes
Capitosauria
Capitosauroidea()
familyBenthosuchidaeEfremov 1940
subfamilyQantasinae
genusQantas
speciessamarensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Qantas samarensis Novikov 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Uhen 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Russian Federation (Samara) Qantas samarensis (196087)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Samara) Qantas samarensis (type locality: 195786)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7Russian Federation (Orenburg) Qantas samarensis (195797)